Local residents reported that two internally displaced civilians were killed and eight houses were destroyed when the military council forces fired heavy weapons at Pan Tin Inn village in Longlone Township, Tanintharyi Region. On the morning of July 29, military council troops from Maungmakan Police Station entered Pan Tin Inn village in a military column. During their advance, they encountered resistance forces, leading to armed clashes where the military council forces suffered casualties. In response, the military council troops raided Pan Tin Inn village, captured villagers to use as human shields, and set fire to eight houses in the village.
The military council troops continue to occupy Pan Tin Inn village and are pursuing displaced civilians with small arms fire. Additionally, military council forces from the naval vessel and Yamyachaung village are indiscriminately firing heavy weapons. This artillery fire has resulted in two civilian deaths and at least six injuries, according to local confirmation. Due to civilians fleeing separately in the darkness of night, the exact number of casualties cannot yet be confirmed. The military council forces are conducting arbitrary searches of civilian homes in the village and looting valuable possessions. They continue to operate in the village using captured villagers as human shields and shoot on sight, forcing all villagers to flee to safety.
The brutal actions of the military council have resulted in the loss of civilian lives, homes, and property, creating a security crisis that has forced residents to abandon their homes and become internally displaced. The military’s ongoing attacks and occupation of the village have created a humanitarian emergency, with civilians unable to return to their homes or access their belongings. The situation continues to deteriorate as the military council forces maintain their presence in the village, preventing displaced residents from returning and continuing their campaign of violence and intimidation against the civilian population. The local community remains in a state of crisis, with many families separated and struggling to find safe shelter away from the military’s operations.
